Skip to main content
Sabine Landau

Professor Sabine Landau

Professor of Biostatistics

Research interests

  • Biomedical and life sciences

Biography

I am Professor of Biostatistics at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience. I joined the then Institute of Psychiatry in 1997 after starting my research career in agricultural research. I hold a BSc/MSc in Statistics from the University of Dortmund, Germany and previously worked in a project on agricultural sustainability at the Institute of Arable Crops Research - Rothamsted, Harpenden, followed by a PhD at the University of Nottingham in the areas of crop modelling and spatial statistics.

Since joining King’s I have been involved in applied health research with a focus on the development and evaluation of interventions to improve mental health. In addition to extensive experience in applying modern statistical methods in clinical or behavioural research I am involved with the development of relevant methodologies. My methodological research interest is in the field of causal inference, in particular for the evaluation of the efficacy and mechanisms of complex interventions in mental health. During sabbatical in 2010 I was a visiting scientist/reader at the MRC Biostatistics Unit at the University of Cambridge and the University of Manchester.

As part of my affiliation with the King’s Clinical Trials Unit I serve as senior statistician on a number of trials. Within the department I lead the Causal Modelling and Evaluation research theme. I am co-lead for 

Economics and Biostatistics in the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South London and also a member of the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre and the Mental Health Policy Research Unit.

I have co-authored the books “A handbook of Statistical Analyses using SPSS” (Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2004) and “Cluster Analysis” (Wiley, 2001, 2011).

 

Research interests

  • Design and analysis of trials of complex interventions
  • Causal mediation analysis
  • Methods for process evaluation
  • Trial emulation using routinely collected data
  • Real-world evidence
  • Rapid evaluation methods including quasi-experimental methods
  • Individual participant data meta-mediation and moderation analyses

Teaching

  • Causal Modelling and Evaluation (module lead), MSc Applied Statistical Modelling and Health Informatics
  • Multilevel and Longitudinal Modelling (deputy module lead), MSc Applied Statistical Modelling and Health Informatics

Expertise and public engagement

I have previously served as a member of the NIHR Advanced Fellowship Selection Committees and the MRC Better Methods, Better Research Panel. I was the Associate Editor for Statistics of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry until 2021.

 

Pure Profile and Publications

Sabine Landau

Research

People walking
Mental Health & Neuroscience Clinical Trial Statistics Group

The Mental Health & Neuroscience Clinical Trial Statistics Group leads on the design, conduct and reporting of clinical trials in mental health.

trials-methodology-research-group-cropped-1903x558
Trials Methodology Research Group

The Trials Methodology Research Group is focussed on improving the design, conduct and analysis of clinical trials for the benefit of participants, researchers, and others who use the evidence to make decisions about healthcare.

ARTICLE Molecule Model
Causal Analysis & Evaluation

The Causal Modelling Group comprises statisticians and methodologists at King’s College London interested in drawing causal inferences from study data.

News Story Images Template (16)
NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health

The NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health (MHPRU) at King's and UCL conducts rapid research to inform mental health policy.

EDCRN
Eating Disorders Clinical Research Network

Eating Disorders Clinical Research Network is a UK-wide NHS research network spanning child and adult eating disorder services.

Project status: Ongoing

Research

People walking
Mental Health & Neuroscience Clinical Trial Statistics Group

The Mental Health & Neuroscience Clinical Trial Statistics Group leads on the design, conduct and reporting of clinical trials in mental health.

trials-methodology-research-group-cropped-1903x558
Trials Methodology Research Group

The Trials Methodology Research Group is focussed on improving the design, conduct and analysis of clinical trials for the benefit of participants, researchers, and others who use the evidence to make decisions about healthcare.

ARTICLE Molecule Model
Causal Analysis & Evaluation

The Causal Modelling Group comprises statisticians and methodologists at King’s College London interested in drawing causal inferences from study data.

News Story Images Template (16)
NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health

The NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health (MHPRU) at King's and UCL conducts rapid research to inform mental health policy.

EDCRN
Eating Disorders Clinical Research Network

Eating Disorders Clinical Research Network is a UK-wide NHS research network spanning child and adult eating disorder services.

Project status: Ongoing